Since December 17, 1903, when the American Wright brothers successfully flew a powered aircraft designed and manufactured by themselves in the air for the first time in human history, it seemed to have begun to declare that human war would begin on land and sea.
continued into the air.
Human beings have moved the flames of war from the ground to the sea and then to the sky, making wars more diverse and diversified. Wars have become increasingly sudden and cruel.
Le Yiqin knew that Su Tong had sent out more than two hundred P47 fighters of the First Air Division and three Stuka bombing brigades today. The purpose was very clear, which was to retain most or most of the Japanese reinforcements.
They must not be allowed to reinforce the Japanese army in Chengde on this prairie.
Although Chahar is currently unable to reach out to the three eastern provinces due to insufficient military strength, this is also a deterrent to the Kwantung Army, letting the Kwantung Army understand that if it reaches out to Chahar again, this will be the end.
Although the P47 is not a professional dive bomber, in the past two years of actual combat, the Chahar Air Force discovered that every time there is a ground bombing mission, several 50-kilogram bombs or rockets are hung under its belly.
It can also play a cameo role as a bomber.
When more than two hundred P47s and more than a hundred Stukas took turns bombing a convoy with almost no air defense preparations and capabilities, people who had not witnessed it with their own eyes would not be able to imagine what it was like.
"boom"
Another fifty-kilogram bomb exploded less than a hundred meters away from Lieutenant General Takeshita Yoshiharu. A dozen Japanese soldiers were busy unloading a 37-millimeter anti-aircraft machine gun towed behind the car.
Along with the anti-aircraft guns, they were reduced to fragments.
"Don't worry about the equipment, hide quickly"
Under the bloody facts, Takeshita Yoshiharu finally figured out one thing. It is very stupid to manipulate anti-aircraft weapons to fight back with bombs on your head and machine gun fire. No air force commander will let you do this.
Achieve the purpose comfortably.
Rather than risking something impossible, it would be better for the soldiers to find a place to hide and save their lives.
"It's over. My 139th Division and my chariot brigade are all over." Lieutenant General Takeshita Yoshiharu stared blankly at the majestic chariots in the distance that had now turned into piles of dazzling torches.
.The originally endless line of trucks was also burning and exploding, with corpses of soldiers everywhere along the way.
Lieutenant General Takeshita Yoshiharu's cloudy eyes were full of despair. He pulled out his command knife tremblingly, looked at Chahar's fighter planes that were constantly flying in the sky, dropping bombs and strafing with resentful eyes, and mustered up the last bit of courage.
He stabbed the command knife into his belly.
The bombing and strafing lasted for a full half hour. When the hurried planes of the Kwantung Army's First Flying Regiment rushed to the battlefield, all they saw were dead and wounded Japanese soldiers and burning tanks and vehicles.
The news that the 139th Division and the Chariot Brigade were crippled in Rehe was quickly sent back to the Kwantung Army Headquarters.
"These damn Chinese planes on Bagaya Road, I will definitely lead the army to defeat Chahar myself." After receiving the news, Tojo broke several teacups in the office and gritted his teeth and vowed to take revenge.
Tojo Hideki, who calmed down a little, quickly made another plan. He asked the Kwantung Army to mobilize eight divisions with a total of 200,000 troops and more than 300 aircraft to support Chengde and take advantage of the situation to attack Chahar.
Even if Chahar's main force cannot be eliminated, Chahar's Duolun Oilfield must be taken over.
The report was quickly handed over to General Ueda Kenkichi. General Ueda Kenkichi rejected the report without even reading it. He also claimed: "As long as I am the commander of the Kwantung Army for one day, I will never
We will not agree to such a ridiculous decision. This plan can only drag the Kwantung Army into the abyss of death."
Although General Ueda Kenkichi usually doesn't like to take care of things, he made his attitude clear this time. Moreover, such a huge combat plan is not something that the Kwantung Army can decide on. It can only be implemented with the approval of the base camp. If you wait until
At that time, the day lilies were probably almost cold. Tojo Hideki became so angry that he stopped talking.
Lieutenant General Cauchang Tatsumi of the Chengde Underground Command received a telegram from the Kwantung Army. After reading the telegram, Cauchang Tatsumi's already bitter face suddenly turned pale as if it had been waxed.
"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, is there something wrong with our reinforcements?" the chief of staff next to him asked cautiously.
"You can see for yourself" Tatsumi Kusaba handed the telegram to the chief of staff.
"Nani's nearly 20,000 reinforcements and chariot brigade were blown up by Chahar's air force on the road. What do the Kwantung Army's aviation forces do? They are all a bunch of trash. Did they just abandon us like this?" In despair
the chief of staff shouted at the top of his lungs.
There was a crisp "pop" sound, and the chief of staff covered his face and looked at Lieutenant General Kusaba Tatsumi with some surprise.
Looking at the frightened and desperate face of the chief of staff, Tatsumi Kusaba shouted: "Kamijo-kun, you and I are both emperors who have been greatly favored by His Majesty the Emperor. Is this your attitude when facing danger? I remember
You graduated from the 18th class of the Army Military Academy, right? Have you forgotten the oath you swore to the military flag when you graduated?"
"Commander of the Caochang Division, I'm not willing to give in. Don't we have an army of 40,000? There are only 60,000 in China. Why are we surrounded in the city and unable to move?" Tao Tao, the chief of staff who came to his senses, couldn't help crying.
"Okay, you have to remember that you are a senior officer of the empire, not a recruit who has just graduated from the non-commissioned officer school. Even if you die in battle, you must die with dignity, and you cannot let the Chinese people see our jokes." Tatsumi Kusaba stretched out his hand
He picked up the military cap belt on the table and walked out.
"Commander of the Soucha Division, where are you going?" The chief of staff shouted from behind Tatsumi Soucha.
Kusaba Tatsumi said without looking back: "I want to go to the forward command post of our 28th Division. Even if I die in battle, I will die with our soldiers. I was the one who brought them out of Japan."
Yes, since I can't take them back, then let me break up with them."
With a "bang" sound, the office door was closed, leaving only the stunned chief of staff inside.
Since the siege troops changed their fighting style, the situation of the Japanese army has deteriorated sharply, and the area they occupy is getting smaller and smaller. The siege troops are gradually compressing the space of the Japanese army. Many Japanese troops in despair have tied their heads.
They rushed out with white cloth strips and explosive packs tied to their bodies, but most of them were shot dead by snipers following the siege troops.
On a street in the east of the city, an siege team was slowly advancing. According to reports from the agents of the Investigation Bureau who had infiltrated, there was an important bunker built by the Japanese army with blue bricks and cement in front of them. This bunker was still
It is equipped with two 76-caliber field guns and more than twenty Type 92 heavy machine guns, and is stationed with a Japanese army squadron of nearly 200 troops.
When the troops came to the corner of the street and were about to enter the sight of the bunker, the leading captain ordered the troops to stop. Then several soldiers fired several smoke bombs into the street. After a while, thick smoke began to appear.
The whole street was flooded.
"The Bagachina people are coming, kill them." Following the order from the Japanese commander, all the light and heavy weapons in the bunker opened fire blindly. However, the chance of hitting the target with this kind of blind firing was really very slim.
Seeing that the time was right, the captain waved his hand again, and several soldiers inserted several rifle grenades into the Garand rifle, and ran to a corner of the street. The sound of "Tong Tong Tong Tong" firing grenades continued to sound, and more and more soldiers were fired.
The Rand rifle fired grenades in front of the bunker 70 to 80 meters away from them.
There were dull explosions one after another, and with the explosion of the rifle grenade, another thick puff of smoke drifted into the bunker along with the air wave of the explosion along the shooting hole.
As the smoke poured in, bursts of violent coughing came from the bunker. It turned out that the tear gas fired by the siege troops had taken effect.
"Quickly, put on the gas mask." The Japanese commander in the bunker was hurriedly looking for his gas mask. When they hurriedly put on the gas mask, the two Siberian Tiger tanks of the siege team had already
Arriving in front of the bunker, the black muzzle was pointed at the target in front.
"Directly in front of the target, armor-piercing explosive shells, release"
"Dong-dong" was heard. Two 100-millimeter tank shells left the breech and flew towards the fortress in front at an alarming speed.
A moment later, the artillery shell that penetrated the bunker exploded.
"Boom boom"
A large part of the seemingly thick bunker suddenly collapsed, and the seven or eight machine guns that were still firing blindly also misfired.
The infantrymen following the tanks were not idle either. The 57mm recoilless rifles and rocket launchers also flew towards the infantrymen's originally planned targets.
"Dong dong dong"
The machine gunners also set up their M2 heavy machine guns and fired 12.7mm bullets at the bunker like water.
Powerful rifle and machine gun fire accompanied by fierce artillery fire shrouded the bunker in a hail of deathly metal bullets. The two field guns originally used as anti-tank firepower had long been lifted into the sky by artillery fire. Without the anti-tank fire,
After the threat, two more unscrupulous Siberian Tigers simply drove into a distance of less than fifty meters from the bunker, and the artillery and two machine guns on the tanks were also firing desperately.
This small team is following the orders given by Su Tong, the thorough executor. Before the enemy is completely wiped out, you must launch all the weapons you can at me without hesitation until the enemy is wiped out.
After two days of fighting, the siege troops had annihilated most of the Japanese defenders in Chengde City. The remaining Japanese troops, led by Lieutenant General Caochang Tatsumi, gathered in the last remaining large-scale camp in the south of the city.
In the building complex.
Lieutenant General Kusaba Tatsumi knew that the final moment was coming